The Airline Economics Aviation 100 Awards run for 2023 kicked off in Dubai tonight with a celebration of the foremost aviation companies in the Middle East & Africa region, along with the annual Middle East & Africa and Islamic Finance Deals of the Year Awards.
The awards celebrate all the top performers in the region as well as recognising the achievements of treasury, finance and legal teams in closing some of the most innovative and challenging aviation finance deals over the past 12 months.
The awards ceremony, hosted by Airline Economics managing director Philip Tozer-Pennington, took place at the Ritz-Carlton Dubai Beach on the evening of September 25, 2023.
The full list of winners is revealed below and full details of each winner and transaction will feature in the next issue of Airline Economics along with a full review of the Airline Economics Growth Frontiers Dubai 2023 conference, which started today (September 25).
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Airline Economics Middle East & Africa Aviation 100 Awards |
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| Middle East & Africa Lease Deal of the Year | Clover Sale-leaseback with flydubai for two 737 Max 8s and financed by Mizuho |
| Middle East & Africa Supported Finance Deal of the Year | Aviation Capital Group’s Aircraft Financing Solutions unit supported JOLCO for Pegasus |
| Middle East & Africa Debt Deal of the Year | AviLease $1.1bn unsecured five-year loan |
| Middle East & Africa Islamic Finance Deal of the Year | Amedeo EK 777 Shariah Refinancing |
| Middle East & Africa Law Firm of the Year | Morgan Lewis & Bockius |
| Middle East & Africa MRO of the Year | Joramco |
| Middle East & Africa Bank of the Year | First Abu Dhabi Bank |
| Middle East & Africa CEO/Industry Leader of the Year | Edward O'Byrne, CEO, AviLease |
| Middle East & Africa Treasury Team/CFO of the Year | DAE CFO/Treasury Team |
| Middle East & Africa Airline of the Year | Emirates |
| Middle East & Africa Lessor of the Year | DAE Capital |
| Middle East & Africa Overall Deal of the Year | Air Lease Corporation Inaugural Sukuk Offering |
All of the winners were chosen using the results of an industry-wide awards survey and nominations submitted forthe Deals of the Year awards process. The decision of the editorial team is final.